- It takes 60 tonnes of paint to cover the tower. Originally a reddish brown, the color used now is Eiffel Tower Brown in three shades, the darkest at the bottom and lightest at the top. Painters need 1,500 brushes to complete a new coat, applied every seven years.
Sterling is located in northeast Virginia. Sterling is part of Loudoun County. Sterling has 5.48 square miles of land area and 0.03 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Sterling population is 27,822. Sterling median household income is $86,743 in 2008-2012. Sterling median house value is $297,300 in 2008-2012.
Sterling Price Sterling Price was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia in 1809 to Pugh and Elizabeth Williamson Price. He was educated at Hampden-Sidney College, and moved to Howard County, Missouri in 1831 with his father and brother, John. Two years later they moved to Keytesville, Missouri. Read the Full Story.